Last friday night! PICS included!

[Canadian hunter]

On friday evening I visited that branch I was talking in the previous post and bought 7 rolls of nickels. I was also told they have 3 old dollar bills if I am interested in buying them. Although I am not all into currency collecting, I still bought all of them (just 3$) . These bills turned out to be: a very worn and folded 1937 King George VI, nice crisp 1967 Centennial dollar and 1973 Elizabeth II dollar bill. For the nickels, that was a small dream score: 6 1967 Rabbit Centennial nickels, some are in a very nice shape, 1 1957, 1 1954 non-nickel nickel and 1949, 1946, 1942 and 1940 King George IV nickels. Considering the amount I bought (14$ worth of nickels) that was a very good result for me.
So that is it, enjoy the pictures, comment and ask any questions you have. I will be glad to answer them

 

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[apush]

Re: Last friday night!

Very nice pics! I am learning about Canadian dimes, but have no clue on the nickels. What should one look for in Canadian nickels? I have a box just for foreign coins (well, foreign to me as I live in the USA).

HSH,
apush

 

[Canadian hunter]

I think Canadian nickels are very common to find in US nickel rolls. I find about at least one roll of US nickels per every nickel box.
Some info about Canadian nickels:
Key dates: 1970, 1991, 2000P
Varieties: 1962 Double Date, 1964 (EWL), 1965 Large beads, 1977 high/low 7, 1996 high/low 6.
Commemorative: 1944 and 1945 Torch light, 1951 Nickel refinery, 1967 Centennial Rabbit, 1992 Commemorative nickel, 2005 Torch light 60 years celebration.
Also all pre 1981 nickels are made up of pure nickel .999 bullion.

I think that info should be included in Beginners guide to Coin Roll Hunting, so everyone knows what to look for in nickels.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Those rabbit nickels are cool. I have yet to get one from circulaton, but I do have a few in my personal collection.

A little off topic, but I have 3 of those 1867-1967 centennial dove cents from penny boxes this year.

 

[That Canadian Guy]

Well you certainly had better luck with the nickels than I did today. I'll post my results in a bit.

 

[Generic_Lad]

I think Canadian nickels are very common to find in US nickel rolls. I find about at least one roll of US nickels per every nickel box.
Some info about Canadian nickels:
Key dates: 1970, 1991, 2000P
Varieties: 1962 Double Date, 1964 (EWL), 1965 Large beads, 1977 high/low 7, 1996 high/low 6.
Commemorative: 1944 and 1945 Torch light, 1951 Nickel refinery, 1967 Centennial Rabbit, 1992 Commemorative nickel, 2005 Torch light 60 years celebration.
Also all pre 1981 nickels are made up of pure nickel .999 bullion.

I think that info should be included in Beginners guide to Coin Roll Hunting, so everyone knows what to look for in nickels.

Nope, Canadian nickels really aren't all that common. The reason being that except for the 75% copper 25% nickel coins and the Tombac issues, the rest of the nickels are magnetic. Since no US coin is magnetic except for the 1943 steel penny, most coin counters have a magnet to check for foreign coins and prevent them from entering the counting area. So other than the ones in the 80s-90s we really don't see that many Canadian nickels.